William Joseph Stapleton (born July 12, 1965) is an American former competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who represented the United States at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
in Seoul, South Korea. He competed in the B Final of the
men's 200-meter individual medley event, and finished with the sixteenth-best time overall.
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Bill Stapleton
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Stapleton was cyclist
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times fro ...
's agent for nearly 20 years, including the time of Armstrong's doping scandal.
Stapleton was portrayed by American actor
Lee Pace
Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. He starred as Thranduil the Elvenking in The Hobbit (film series), ''The Hobbit'' trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the period drama television series ''Halt and Catch Fire (TV series), ...
in the 2015 film ''
The Program''.
See also
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List of University of Texas at Austin alumni
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References
1965 births
Living people
American male butterfly swimmers
American male medley swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Texas Longhorns men's swimmers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming
20th-century American sportsmen
21st-century American sportsmen
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